It is better to drink a small amount of water before eating, but you should not drink a lot of water before eating. Drinking a little water before eating can promote the secretion of gastric juice and help open the appetite. Drinking some water before eating increases satiety and promotes gastrointestinal peristalsis. Drinking some water before meals can help increase the water in the intestines and take care of the health of the gastrointestinal tract. However, it is not good to drink a lot of water before eating, before eating the stomach has been in the secretion of a lot of digestive juices, so when you drink too much water, it is easy to dilute the digestive juices, eat to the stomach inside the food does not have enough digestive juices to digest, it is easy to cause indigestion. Drinking a lot of water before meals, resulting in eating less food, increasing satiety, the body will be malnourished over time. Therefore, it is not recommended to drink too much water before eating, if you are really thirsty, you can drink a small amount of water.